Arianna Huffington on Perseverance and Finding Your Passion

Arianna Huffington is a media magnate, author of 14 books and a mom of two, so when she takes a break from running one of the biggest news sites around to share a few pearls of wisdom, we listen up. And that's exactly what she did as part of Glamour's "Our Story" series, in which women share the ups and downs that were instrumental in shaping the people they are today.

For Huffington, one of these life-altering moments came about when she joined the debate team as a student at Cambridge University. "I fell in love with the spectacle of people's minds and hearts being moved by words, and I said, 'I want to do that' and I was terrible!" Huffington shared, citing her thick Greek accent as a major initial obstacle. Her perseverance obviously paid off — she no doubt channeled that same drive into taking her biggest venture, The Huffington Post, from dream to reality — and even today, Huffington says that public speaking remains one of her biggest passions.

Though going after that dream job might mean making some tough sacrifices, like a hefty paycheck or the approval of family and friends, Huffington believes that it's essential to living your truth and finding real fulfillment. She says, "In the end, it's about how we feel inside and what is it that nourishes us, and it may not be what our society values."